Photographs I've gleaned from flea markets, junk shops and sometimes ebay. The cheaper the better. Anything with a story that can be extracted from hand written notes, location research, local histories, census records......anything. A small band of fellow enthusiasts worldwide have helped me with many of these. Of course there are always mysteries that defy research, but there's even a story inside these. All images can be viewed at super-size on Flickr.

Monday, 13 February 2012

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. 1910.




Workers amidst the looms in Oswaldtwistle textile mill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Decorated for the 1910 coronation.

I visited a friend's house yesterday and by chance her mother was staying with her over the weekend, and had brought with her a box of old family photographs. Amongst them was this fantastic image taken inside a textile mill in Lancashire, decorated with paper chains to celebrate the 1910 coronation. The girl on the right of the group, with the scissors in her belt, was her grandmother, Alice Brady. She started working in the mill at the age of 14. A search on the internet reveals that other photographs were taken inside the same mill during the coronation celebrations.

Workers amidst the looms in Oswaldtwistle textile mill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Decorated for the 1910 coronation. (enlarged detail)
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